Since completing her fellowship with BKF Mentor Esta Soler, Lisa Kim has continued her work at Futures Without Violence (FUTURES) coordinating a project that addresses the impact of gender-based violence in workplaces for low-wage workers. While all individuals are at…
BKF Fellow Mehroz Baig, who now works as the Communications Specialist at San Francisco Department of Public Health, recently completed a video featuring public health and social justice professionals speaking about how leaders in different sectors, such as transportation, housing,…
Break a leg, Irma! Congratulations to BKF Advisory Committee member Irma Herrera on the debut of her one-woman show, Why Would I Mispronounce My Own Name?, which was in the San Francisco Fringe Festival in September. Her show mixes observations from the…
As we pass the halfway mark for our Arts & Civic Engagement Fellowship, which began in September, we’d like to share an update with our community about the exceptional work being done by BKF Mentor Brenda Way, Founder and Artistic…
Join us as we celebrate the launch It Takes A Village Nation (ITAVN) on April 6 with BKF Fellow Chris Bridges, Founder of ITAVN. (Event details below.) Chris created ITAVN, a social networking platform (currently in the beta phase), with…
BKF Fellow Shannon Malone has co-founded a mentorship program for girls in foster care in Mississippi: Girls Policy Institute. Shannon is a Mississippi-native who is an expert in disaster preparedness for low-income communities and most recently has been working in…
On Saturday, February 25, 2017, the William Penn Mott, Jr. Presidio Visitor Center celebrated its grand opening. The visitor center, which is housed in a refurbished historic guardhouse, has interactive exhibits, a gift shop, and gorgeous views of the Golden Gate Bridge. Architect…
Congratulations, Esta! The University of California, San Francisco awarded four leaders the UCSF Medal, which is the University's highest honor. Among the medalists was BKF Mentor Esta Soler who was honored for her groundbreaking work to prevent domestic, dating and sexual violence,…
Since her fellowship with mentor Joe Speidel at the UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, Sarah Raifman has continued to work at UCSF with a group called Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSRH). There, she has been studying…
In February, the Butler Koshland Advisory Committee and friends took a field trip to ODC. BKF Fellow Ariel Lucky gave a tour of the facilities and then the committee was treated to an informal sneak peek and discussion of BKF…